French movie star Emmanuelle Beart almost made it big in Hollywood long
before her MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE breakthrough, when she was spotted by an
associate of director Robert Altman in a club.

The actress was 15 when a talent scout working for Gosford Park film-maker
Altman spotted her dancing in a Montreal, Canada, club on a night out with
pals, and asked her if she'd be interested in working for his boss.

She recalls, "I had no idea who was (sic) Robert Altman. He gave me his
card. Actually, it was the family I was working with told me, 'You have to
go.'

"We signed, I think, a contract. It was with David Bowie and GERALDINE
Chaplin, and the movie never happened."